Indian Sailors' Home, [Bombay]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the facade. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; hostels; sailors' homes
Sir Frederick Sykes Collection: 'The visit of His Excellency the Rt. Honble. Sir Frederick Sykes, GCIE, Governor of Bombay to Rajpipla, December 1929.'
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Blue full-leather album, 315 x 523 mm, containing mounted uncaptioned prints. The title is stamped in gold on the front cover with the Rajpipla coat of arms. The photographs record an official visit to the state made by Sir Frederick Sykes in 1929, including portraits of the Governor and Maharaj...
[View of the Governor's train arriving at Nandod, with a Boy Scout's guard of honour on the left.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events Subjects = Boy Scouts; clubs and societies; governors' tours; official visits; railway rolling stock; railways; trains; transport
[Sir Frederick Sykes being met on the station platform by the Maharaja and a guard of honour at the start of his official visit to Rajpipla.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = governors' tours; guards of honour; Indian Army; Indian rulers; military (general); official visits; state troops